What The Study Did: Researchers compared the incidence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, commonly known as sudden deafness, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel with pre-pandemic levels.
Authors: Ilana Doweck, M.D., of the Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.4105)
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